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Art and Design students team up with St Mirren legend Tony Fitzpatrick for a branding brief.

Lisa, 49, from Wemyss Bay has completed six online courses and told us how much she loved the experience.

Having received funding from Digital Xtra we are delighted to once again be delivering our October break ‘Coding Club’ aimed at school girls from P5 through to S2 in Renfrewshire.

Creative Industries staff Billy Kinnear, Curriculum and Quality Leader, and Lola Paterson, Graphic/Interior Design Lecturer, had the incredible opportunity of attending a design workshop at The Florrie in Liverpool a few months ago.

This upcoming academic year, West College Scotland will be one of one 3 colleges across Scotland to be delivering the pioneering Next Gen HNC Engineering – Mechanical and Electrical. Being offered at our Greenock campus as an additional exciting course to our extensive Engineering offering, the Next Gen qualifications have been adapted by the Scottish Qualifications Authority to give our learners the skills they need to thrive in the 21st century workplace.

After months of rigorous interviews and selection tests, West College Scotland and James Frew finally welcomed their 2022 Modern apprenticeship intake on 1st August. With 15 new apprentices across three trade disciplines, this further confirms the partners commitment to investing in future talent, building capacity, and improving the life chances of our young people.

Former West College Scotland student Fiona McGregor, 31, who graduated with a 2.1 BA (Hons) Drama, Theatre and Performance from the College has gone on to establish her own very successful stage school - Stage Avenue.

Held on Sunday 12 & Monday 13 June at Glasgow's SEC this exciting event was the first show of its kind in Scotland in three years!

More than 150 third year pupils in Renfrewshire got to grips with traditional building skills at a career-building event held outside Paisley Town Hall earlier this month.

WCS Beauty students take their first steps in industry

A recent tie up between BBC Studios, BBC Scotland and West College Scotland’s Television department based at Finnart Street in Greenock, provided an opportunity for seven of the Colleges HN students to receive two weeks paid training at the BBCs studios in Dumbarton.

As part of International Women Into Engineering Day this 23 June 2022, West College Scotland is launching the next phase of activity in their Women into STEM project.

Teaming up with West Dunbartonshire Council Arts & Heritage Services the College Clydebank HNC Graphic Design and Illustration got the opportunity to work on a live client brief with heritage, design and culture all part of the remit.

HNC Fine Art Portfolio students form the Colleges Paisley campus brush up on their skills with training from industry professionals at the Glasgow Print Studio.

The College Library team scooped the winning prize of £250 for their contribution to supporting the Scottish Library and Information Councils (SLIC) initiative ‘Keep the Heid and Read’.

Our Dance students were delighted to finally be back on stage doing what they do best…..DANCE!

MOYA (Minds of Young Artists) is a social enterprise set up by the Colleges Art and Design department to empower students to showcase their creative talents and develop industry readiness.

West College Scotland is delighted to have received funding from the John Mather Trust.

Are you an aspiring entrepreneur living in Inverclyde? Then take advantage of our FREE masterclasses in Branding and Building your Business this month at Dutch Gable House, Greenock

West College Scotland were delighted to scoop not one, but two top accolades in this week’s Herald Higher Education Awards.

When her job in retail came to an abrupt halt because of the Coronavirus pandemic, forty-year-old, Claire Wright seized the opportunity to embark on a new career.